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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations are considering now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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